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Item No. 1217
Pair of hand-decorated Doulton Lambeth pottery "fairy" vasesDecorated and signed by Margaret Walker, Lambeth, England. Circa 1891-1910. 8¼" high by 4" diameter |
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Item No. 895
Pair of Italian, Neoclassical, white-painted and parcel-gilt demi-lune console tablesOrnamented with Neoclassical elements including acanthus leaves, acorns, vines, pateraes, resting upon four tapered and fluted legs. With later conforming rose marble tops with beveled edges. Florence, Italy. Circa 1785. 35¾" high by 49¾" wide by 25½" deep |
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Item No. 1214
French, Louis XVI period chaise longueCrème painted with vigorously carved neoclassical elements. Circa 1780. 65" long by 39½" high by 28" deep |
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Item No. 1204
French, Regence period, Provencal two-drawer commode (sauteuse)Crème painted with rouge accents. With pierced bottom apron; the whole resting upon four cabriole legs terminating in pied de sabots. Circa 1725, from Aix en Provence. 46" wide by 35" high by 25" deep |
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Item No. 1200
Pair of Napoleon III period firescreensPaintings of birds and landscapes on opaline glass inset in gilt brass frames. Circa 1870 by celebrated artist Narcisse Vivien (signed "NV"). 38½" high by 26" wide by 17" deep (at base) |
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Item No. 1185
Exceptional, Venetian, Rococo period, Lacca Povera commode scribanThe rectangular top above the slant-front, opening to a writing surface with a central pigeonhole flanked by four short drawers, above the serpentine-fronted body with two long drawers, the paneled sides, raised on cabriole legs. Lacca Povera (also known as "Lacca Contrafatta") was a form of art originating in Venice incorporating decoupage (the cutting out of figural or natural forms), which are adhered to a solid surface, painted and hand-engraved, and then covered with a layer of layer of lacquer. Mid-18th century. 50" wide by 43" high by 22¾" deep |
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Item No. 1175
Set of twelve French, Neoclassical style dining chairsPainted and parcel gilded. Richly sculpted in a guilloché pattern resting upon tapered and fluted legs. 19th century. A similar example is currently on display at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. 37" high by 20" wide by 18½" deep |
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Item No. 1172
Portuguese, Baroque period, blue and white painted tile (azulejos) muralFeaturing the God Neptune in his carriage holding a trident in his right hand while being pulled through the sea. Circa: 1710-1720. 59" wide by 29½" high |
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Item No. 1170
Pair of French, Faience, covered jars (pilgrim flasks)Each one depicting cherubs blowing horns and riding fantastical beasts on a blue background. The sides flanked by rams head masks. Nevers, France. 19th century. Signed: Antoine Montagnon 12¾" high |
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Item No. 1161
Pair of Northern Italian, Neoclassical period, blue-painted and parcel-gilded bergeresEach having a gondola back, bacchic mask, and upholstered in a blue silk brocade. Late 18th century. 39" high (at the back) by 26" wide by 24" deep |
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Item No. 1138
English, George III period cane setteeWith curved ends and three seats, each seat having a circular cane-back panel inset with a hand-painted medallion, the whole resting upon elegantly-tapered legs and painted in bellflowers. Late 18th century. 72" wide by 28" deep by 35" high |
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Item No. 1155
Italian, Neoclassical period, painted and parcel-gilt chest of drawersHaving two small drawers above two large drawers. Late 18th century. 36" high by 45¾" wide by 21¾" deep |
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Item No. 1136
Directoire period fan and conforming giltwood framePaper painted in the "Gouache" technique with gilded accents. Circa 1790. 26½" wide by 16" wide |
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Item No. 1126
Pair of Venetian, Rococo period, painted and parcel-gilded console tablesWith original Carrara marble tops. Mid-18th century. |
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Item No. 1119
Chinese. Ming dynasty, white marble "Horse and Deer" panelLate 14th through early 17th century. 15¾" high by 32½" wide |
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Item No. 1108
Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, polychrome-painted wood sarcophagus panelBrightly painted in ochre, red and black with Nut in profile to the right, wearing a tightly-fitting dress, broad collar and bracelets, a fillet across her forehead with a frontal lotus flower, sun disc above her head, lotus buds and flowers sprouting on either side of her feet and a bunch before her torso. As a divinity responsible for renewing the sun each day by swallowing the setting sun, Ra, each evening and giving birth to him by her womb in the morning, Nut was regarded as suitable imagery for the underside of the lid of sarcophagi, as this associated the deceased with re-enacting the journey of the Ra between heaven and earth. For further, see I. Shaw and P. Nicholson, British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, London, 1995, pp.207-208. Circa 332-30 B.C. Provenance:
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43¾" high |
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Item No. 1106
Ancient Canosan volute krater of large dimensionPainted with a warrior mounted upon a horse, the handles tightly curled to resemble the volutes on Ionic columns. The colors used in art of this period inspired the painted frescoes of Pompeii two centuries later. From Apulia, circa 320 BC (now Italy, but then Greece). 21" high by 12" wide by 10" deep |
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Item No. 1105
Ancient Apulian bell krater of large dimensionWith classical Greek figures in terra-cotta on a painted black background. A bell krater was an ancient Greek vessel sometimes used for diluting wine with water. From Apulia, circa 320 BC (now Italy, but then Greece). 11" high by 16" wide (at handles) |
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Item No. 1099
Ancient Apulian AmphoraWith classical Greek female figures in terra-cotta on a painted black background, ringed below with Classical Greek key border. From Apulia, circa 320 BC (now Italy, but then Greece). 13" high by 10" wide by 8" deep |
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Item No. 838
Italian, Rococo period, walnut consoleWith wooden top painted to resemble marble and legs terminating in pied de sabots. From Naples. Mid-18th century. 60" wide by 35" high by 26½" deep |
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